Abstract
Mytilus edulis shells from the Dutch coastal waters do not show an inverse relation between aragonite content and salinity, as was found by Dodd (1963) in Juan de Fuca Strait and Hood Canal, and was suggested by Lowenstam (1954). Subspecific differences may exist between Mytilus edulis specimens from the Dutch waters, the Baltic, and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, but the differences in aragonite content found by Dodd and Lowenstam may also be explained by temperature effects. It is most likely, therefore, that no relation between salinity and the aragonite content of Mytilus edulis shells exists.
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